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asked to help April
April was still having trouble with the telescope alignment. They tried about 5 times after the clinic without success. Lora referred her to me.
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he wants a GPS
Mike asked me, at Starfest, when I returned his telescope to his camp site, if I could attach a GPS unit. Huh? He said the hand controller did not al…
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Mars spam starting up again?
Cindy sent me the following in an email: I just got another one of those "Mars will be as close to the Earth as it's been for the last 50,00…
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hopefully there's time
I enjoyed today's Google Doodle for Earth Day. The fox, frog, and cat... It's sweet and unsettling. The fox has a vision. But, really, it'…
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thanks from (and to) Stu
Stuart made me a little nervous Friday evening and Saturday afternoon when he started sending slide decks with targets and presentation suggestions. …
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learned more about Orion
Read Unk's article on the Orion mount ... Share some words with Manuel. "Apparently the problem was me, not the SynScan. Choosing alignment …
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dropped the ball
We forgot to follow up with Millie's brother. Damn. I'm near my limit... I can feel it.
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finished Tony's article
Tony wrote the OHAP 2010 report article some time ago. Then he asked for some help getting the images into it. I offered to coach him on this but we…
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learned ST3 keywords
Caught a subtle thing in one of the SkyTools 3 videos. A keyword "zenith" was entered into the Designation Search Tool box. I didn't kn…
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shared some pix
Stumbled across, in the Android, the photos I shot at the Probus event at the CAO. Shared a couple with Ian W.
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acronym redux
I've never really liked the phrase used for the stellar classification acronym OBAFGKM. Everyone knows it, it seems. And then people would adjust…
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rained out star party
I helped with the library talk star party at the CAO. I was to receive people and talk a bit about the observatory. That quickly evaporated when peop…
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made a slider
Woo hoo. My first slide show entry on the RASC Toronto Centre web site. Promoting the telescope clinic. Went OK. Replicated the style in the Photosho…
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received article on diffraction
Kevin sent me a link to online paper entitled Fraunhofer Diffraction & its effects on aperture masks - a primer (2K, PDF). Thanks! Got some read…
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Sputnik 50 years old
Helped at the Sputnik Star Party at the Ontario Science Centre in conjunction with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Toronto Centre. Interview…
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getting more exposure
Allard sent more telescope clinic applications. He also said that Google Adwords are in effect. Should bump our exposure...
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helped tune a Newt
Ralph received a query from a woman in my neighbourhood. She and her son were having difficult using their small telescope. He, the boy, had assemble…
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finished Tony's article
Tony wrote the OHAP 2010 report article some time ago. Then he asked for some help getting the images into it. I offered to coach him on this but we…
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sent a template
One of my fellow The Sky This Month presenters asked me for a template for their next delivery. Explained I didn't really have a template per se;…
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